Work related stress or stress at work accounts for 37% of all ill health cases and 45% of all working days lost due to ill health. The total number of working days lost in 2015/16 was 11.7 million. The … [Read more...]
Work-related stress
Almost half (48%) of workers in the UK do little or nothing to relieve work-related stress, often due to a lack of free time. A poll of more than 1,000 employees found that not having enough time outside of … [Read more...]
Drug testing at work
Here's a simple summary guide to workplace Drug and alcohol testing considerations: Consider at the outset whether or not there is a real and reasonable need to implement a drug and alcohol testing … [Read more...]
Mates in Mind – A new mental health initiative
The Health in Construction Leadership Group supported by the British Safety Council announces the launch of Mates in Mind – a sector-wide programme intended to help improve and promote positive mental health … [Read more...]
Occupational Health in Construction – progress reported by Building Services
Almost three quarters (72 per cent) of building services firms say they actively manage occupational health, according to a new survey from the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA), the BESA and … [Read more...]
Mental Health in Construction – Survey and Anticipated Impacts
Eight in 10 building engineering services firms (80 per cent) say they anticipate workplace mental health will have a greater impact on their business over the next five to 10 years, according to a new survey … [Read more...]
Worker’s Mental Health
The Faculty of Occupational Medicine (the professional and educational body for occupational medicine in the United Kingdom) welcomed the findings of an independent taskforce report to the NHS- ‘Five Year … [Read more...]
Global Drug Survey 2015 – read the results
Global Drug Survey 2015 This survey is completed by an independent research organisation, their aim is to see their works and data reports complementing other sources of global drug use … [Read more...]
